This Day in Beatle History - The Beatle Zone

May 19

1979 (May 19) - Paul, George & Ringo Attend Eric Clapton Marriage Reception

Eric Clapton held a party at his Surrey house celebrating his recent marriage to Patti Boyd. Clapton had set-up a small stage in the garden and as the evening progressed, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr ended up jamming together along with Clapton, Ginger Baker and Mick Jagger. The all-star band ran through old Little Richard and Eddie Cochran songs.

1980 (May 19) - Ringo and Barbara Bach in Car Crash

Ringo Starr and his future wife were involved in a car crash less than half a mile from where Marc Bolan was killed, the car was a write-off but Starr and Bach were not seriously injured.

2008 (Feb 20) - Beatles' Autographed Rolling Stones Album Auctioned

A 1976 Rolling Stones album bought for £2 at a car boot sale sold for £4,000 at an auction. The ‘Black and Blue’ LP was signed by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul and Linda McCartney and George Harrison as well as members of the Rolling Stones. The seller obtained the album after haggling the cost down from £3.

2013 (May 19) - Guitar Played by John and George Auctioned

A guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison sold for $408,000 (£269,000) at auction. The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by VOX was bought by an unidentified US buyer in New York. Harrison played ‘I Am The Walrus’, on the guitar in a scene from Magical Mystery Tour in 1967. Lennon used it in a video for Hello, Goodbye later that year. After playing the guitar, Lennon gave it as a 25th birthday present to Alexis “Magic Alex” Mardas, a member of The Beatles’ inner circle in the 1960s.

May 20

1954 (May 20) - 'Rock Around The Clock' Released

Bill Haley and His Comets release ‘Rock Around The Clock’ for the first time. It does little but becomes a hit year when inserted in the movie ‘Blackboard Jungle’.

1960 (May 20) - The Silver Beetles are in Scotland

Tommy Moore (shown) was the drummer with the Beatles in Scotland.

The Silver Beetles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe, and Tommy Moore) played the first night of a short tour of Scotland backing singer Johnny Gentle, at Alloa Town Hall in Clackmannanshire. Three of the Silver Beetles adopted stage names: Paul McCartney became Paul Ramon, George Harrison was Carl Harrison, and Stuart Sutcliffe became Stuart de Stael.

1967 (May 20) - George Visits Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

George Harrison visits the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for the first time.

1967 (May 20) - BBC Bans 'A Day In The Life'

Because of the line, “I’d love to turn you on,” the BBC bans ‘A Day In The Life’. Their reasoning? They think it might promote drug use.

1967 (May 20) - Special Preview of 'Sgt Pepper's' on the BBC

The Beatles new album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band had a special preview on the Kenny Everett BBC Light program, ‘Where It’s At’, playing every track from the album, (except ‘A Day In The Life’ which the BBC had banned saying it could promote drug taking).

1968 (May 20) - Impromptu Recording Session at George's House

The Beatles armed with a bunch of new songs after their visit to India, met at George Harrison’s home in Esher, Surrey. They taped 23 new songs on George’s 4-track recorder, many of which would end up on The Beatles’ next two albums, (The White Album) and Abbey Road. The demos include: ‘Cry Baby Cry’, Revolution’, ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’, ‘Blackbird’ and ‘Child of Nature’ (a Lennon song that became ‘Jealous Guy’).

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